Reviews for Roasted Ash 4/4 Lumber

The color was not surface, it was entirely defined throughout the entire board. I chose to carve embellishments, and the depths didn't look blotchy, as they would with an applied stain on other ash pieces. I used the wood to make Urns and jewelry boxes, and I am going to try glue-ups for turning.

I love the way this lumber cuts on the table saw and miter saw. I also love the appearance after finishing with either Clark's Cutting Board Oil or Tung Oil! It looks and feels great. \r\n\r\nI purchased a bunch to make small trays as holiday gifts, and to use for face frames, stiles, and rails for a set of upscale shop cabinets I'm building. I had Woodworkers Source give me a straight line rip on one edge for easy ripping and cross cutting (I don't have a jointer). When I got to planing, I found that roasted ash doesn't produce the chips and shavings that most other woods I've planed produce. Instead, much of the removed material gets pulverized to a fine powder that coats the rollers in my planer and prevents the board from feeding. To stay on schedule, I had to use a thinner scrap of maple board to push the stock through the planer.

I love the way this lumber cuts on the table saw and miter saw. I also love the appearance after finishing with either Clark's Cutting Board Oil or Tung Oil! It looks and feels great. I purchased a bunch to make small trays as holiday gifts, and to use for face frames, stiles, and rails for a set of upscale shop cabinets I'm building. I had Woodworkers Source give me a straight line rip on one edge for easy ripping and cross cutting (I don't have a jointer). When I got to planing, I found that roasted ash doesn't produce the chips and shavings that most other woods I've planed produce. Instead, much of the removed material gets pulverized to a fine powder that coats the rollers in my planer and prevents the board from feeding. To stay on schedule, I had to use a thinner scrap of maple board to push the stock through the planer.